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EP 0 396 138 A3 |
(12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
(88) |
Date of publication A3: |
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06.02.1991 Bulletin 1991/06 |
(43) |
Date of publication A2: |
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07.11.1990 Bulletin 1990/45 |
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Date of filing: 03.05.1990 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB IT NL SE |
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Priority: |
04.05.1989 US 347448
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Applicant: MILLIPORE CORPORATION |
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Bedford
Massachusetts 01730 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- Gabriels, Joseph E.Jr.,
Brighton, MA 02135 (US)
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(74) |
Representative: Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel & Partner |
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Möhlstrasse 37 81675 München 81675 München (DE) |
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Method for growing cellular tissue |
(57) There is disclosed a method of producing tissue from one cell type in vitro, comprising
the steps of:
a) contacting a porous substrate suitable for growing cells with growth factor specific
for growth of said cells in vitro;
b) subsequently seeding the cells onto the porous substrate;
and
c) maintaining the seeded porous substrate under conditions suitable for cell growth
to thereby produce a confluent monolayer of tissue or uniformly differentiated multilayer
tissue.
The obtained tissue is morphologically similar to its in vivo counterpart.